Chapter 37: Legs… Legs Feel a Bit Weak

He didn’t know how to make Zhao Xinyu believe him. He also knew the whole thing sounded absurd, but it was exactly what had happened.

Normally, he wouldn’t care whether others believed him or not, but after returning to the sect and claiming that the wanted Su Wuchen had been killed by the Heavenly Maiden, the sect refused to accept that explanation.

The Heavenly Maiden?

Who would believe the Heavenly Maiden existed?

Zhao Xinyu had come precisely to verify the matter.

Still somewhat resentful, Qiao Zenan looked at Zhao Xinyu and said, “Senior Brother Zhao, if I could be fooled by an illusion, then Senior Brother Zhao’s visit won’t verify anything either. Your cultivation is only slightly higher than mine.”

Zhao Xinyu smiled. “The sect’s elders naturally considered that. I carry a dharma treasure bestowed by an elder. Although using it once will drain all my spiritual power, it’s enough to break through any mirage! Besides, Junior Brother, you may be underestimating the gap between the Golden Core and Foundation Establishment stages. Even though the Early Golden Core and Late Foundation Establishment are only one step apart, they belong to entirely different realms. When you eventually condense your Golden Core, you’ll understand just how vast the difference is between your current self and your future self.”

Qiao Zenan remained unconvinced.

He truly didn’t think what he saw had been an illusion. An illusion couldn’t produce the such vivid sensations he had felt back then.

Just as Qiao Zenan wanted to say more, someone nearby suddenly cried out in alarm, cutting off his words.

Qiao Zenan and Zhao Xinyu both turned and saw that the disciple who had shouted was staring blankly out the window. That made them and the others unconsciously look outside as well.

At some point, an enormous shadow had enveloped the area.

“Huh? Wasn’t it sunny just a moment ago?”

Zhao Xinyu was surprised. He directly opened the flying boat’s window and stuck his head out to look.

The moment he looked, Zhao Xinyu’s expression froze.

High in the sky, a colossal mass of water had coalesced out of nowhere and was now plummeting toward the earth.

Snapping out of his daze, Zhao Xinyu shouted, “Stop flying forward! Pull back, pull back!”

With his shout, the flying boat immediately reversed.

By then, everyone had noticed the giant mass of water falling from above, utterly astonished and wondering how it had appeared.

“Could it be the Heavenly Maiden?”

Qiao Zenan and the others who had seen Su Xiaoyu before felt a jolt in their hearts, forming a few guesses.

It didn’t take long. Under everyone’s gazes, the mass of water crashed into the barren valley ahead with a thunderous boom, shaking the entire valley. Countless droplets flew everywhere, sparkling under the sunlight.

Even Zhao Xinyu gulped at the spectacle.

Even though he was a Golden Core True Person, his strikes would never carry such might—they were far inferior.

“Huh? When did you all get here? It didn’t splash on you, did it?”

At that moment, Su Xiaoyu’s voice came from the sky.

Hearing her voice, Qiao Zenan and the others who had met Su Xiaoyu immediately flew out of the boat and bowed toward the sky. “We pay our respects to the Heavenly Maiden!”

Those like Zhao Xinyu who had never seen the Heavenly Maiden raised their heads and saw a gigantic hand, like a cloud layer, hovering high above—immensely intimidating.

This was the Heavenly Maiden?

Zhao Xinyu sensed that things were not as simple as he had imagined. Just seeing that hand made his heart fluster.

“Don’t panic, don’t panic. I have a dharma treasure bestowed by the elders!”

Zhao Xinyu kept convincing himself inwardly.

Cultivators below the Golden Core stage, whether in Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment, all used magical artifacts.

Dharma treasures were things only those with Golden Core cultivation could wield.

The treasure Zhao Xinyu possessed was even a high-grade dharma treasure—generally only those in the Late Golden Core stage could use it effortlessly. If he tried to activate it just once, his entire supply of spiritual power would rapidly drain.

The time has come to use it!

With a flick of his wrist, a glazed mirror appeared in his hand.

Was this reality or illusion? This would decide it!

“Ha!”

With a low shout, Zhao Xinyu poured all his spiritual power into the glazed mirror. Instantly, the mirror radiated brilliant light, spreading outward at astonishing speed.

This light had an extremely strong suppressive effect on illusions. Anyone bathed in it would be completely immune to illusion techniques.

However…

Bathed in the light, Zhao Xinyu raised his head and saw the enormous hand still spanning the sky. Vaguely, he even seemed to glimpse a pair of bright eyes gazing at him through the clouds, as if wondering what he was doing.

Zhao Xinyu: “…”

The Heavenly Maiden was actually real?

For some reason, he felt his legs… a bit weak.

…

Su Xiaoyu observed the situation inside the diorama box.

She had just been testing her spell application. She hadn’t expected the Blazing Heaven Sect’s people to pass by right then, nearly dousing them.

As for the test result, it proved she could indeed cast spells inside the diorama box. A simple Water Ball Spell outside had been enough to form a flood inside.

The mass of water earlier had already filled the barren valley below and was still spreading further.

Seeing this, Su Xiaoyu had to intervene. She cast the Earth Sinking Spell to collapse the ground in certain places, allowing the overflowing water to drain into these pits and prevent it from spreading too far.

If she cast Earth Sinking Spell inside the diorama box without restraint, gigantic sinkholes would easily form. So she carefully executed each casting, making sure every pit was very small, distributed only to contain the raging water.

During this process, Su Xiaoyu also noticed the Blazing Heaven Sect group’s actions.

It wasn’t strange that Qiao Zenan and the others were kneeling, but what was the person behind Qiao Zenan doing? He was fiddling with what looked like a magical artifact mirror, unleashing a wide expanse of light, yet nothing happened.

Oh well, she’d ignore him.

…

In Su Xiaoyu’s eyes, the pits she created were tiny, scattered just to block the water.

But to the Blazing Heaven Sect disciples, the situation was entirely different.

They felt the mountains shake and the ground tremble, unable to stand steady. They saw a vast rift split open the ground not far away, as terrifying as the maw of some abyssal beast.

All of it was the work of the Heavenly Maiden.

Was the Heavenly Maiden altering the terrain?

It wasn’t hard to see, but that realization only made it more shocking. Since when had reshaping the landscape become such a simple matter?

Qiao Zenan, Si Xiaoxiao, and the others who had met the Heavenly Maiden were filled with awe, sighing inwardly that she was indeed worthy of the title.

Meanwhile, those seeing the Heavenly Maiden for the first time were all panicking.

“If you have business to attend to, go ahead. There’s no need to stay here.”

Su Xiaoyu’s voice came down from the sky again.

“Yes, Heavenly Maiden.”

Qiao Zenan and the others rose to their feet.

After standing, Qiao Zenan looked at Zhao Xinyu and said, “Senior Brother Zhao, do you now believe that what I said wasn’t false?”